pe Idioma
a keeper
something you want to keep for a long time """Do you like my leather jacket?"" ""Ya, man. It's a keeper!"""
a paper trail
a series of memos or letters that record events A business merger leaves a long paper trail - many documents.
a penny for your thoughts
tell me what you are thinking about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""
a penny pincher
a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.
a perfect stranger
a person you have never seen, a total stranger In New York, a perfect stranger asked her to sleep with him.
a pretty penny
a lot of money, a high price I bet she paid a pretty penny for that coat. It looks expensive.
a slippery slope
a path that leads to problems, a risky plan Nationalism is a slippery slope. It often leads to racism.
a stiff upper lip
(See keep a stiff upper lip)
a tempest in a teapot
a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.
actions speak louder than words
people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.
all things to all people
satisfy everyone, live up to Be yourself. Stop trying to be all things to all people.
at peace
feeling peaceful, without worry After talking about his problem he was at peace with himself.
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
losing control of myself, losing patience (see lose patience) Babysitting five kids, I was at the end of my rope.
at the ripe old age
"at a very old age; being unusually old" He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety-eight.
bent out of shape
needlessly worried about something.
break a spell
cause a spell to stop, not be under a spell I was captivated by her until she smoked. That broke the spell.
bumper to bumper
a lane of vehicles with the bumpers nearly touching Traffic on Memorial Drive was bumper to bumper at 4:30 today.
cast a spell
use charm or spiritual power to change people When Pavarotti sings, he casts a spell over his audience.
cast pearls before swine
waste something on someone who won
copesetic
agreeable, fine, go along with, okay, OK Don is copesetic. He agrees with our plans.
copper
(See cop)
cost a pretty penny
cost a lot of money, had a high price Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a pretty penny.
cross my heart and hope to die
promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.
dampen your spirits
reduce your enthusiasm, cause you to lose interest Losing one game didn't dampen her spirits. She's full of hope.
dig a little deeper
try harder, give a little more The coach asked the team to dig a little deeper, to give their best.
do (a speed)
travel at a speed, drive at a speed of We were only doing 50 km per hour. That's the truth.
down a peg
(See take him down a peg)
electronic superhighway
a computer network, Internet We can find more information on the electronic superhighway.
eyes peeled
(See keep your eyes peeled)
for openers
as a first activity, to begin For openers, let's discuss the budget. It's very important.
for Pete's sake
"for the good of ""Pete"" and everybody" For Pete's sake, don't talk when your mouth is full of food!
get behind (a person or idea)
support, help They decided to get behind the main candidate when he promised to cut taxes.
get by/scrape by
have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.
get in deeper
cause you more trouble, dig yourself in Telling another lie will only get you in deeper - make it worse.
get your hopes up
cause you to be hopeful, pin your hopes on Now don't get your hopes up, but I plan to appeal your conviction.
get your knuckles rapped
be punished, get hell, get shit If I forget to register my guns, I'll get my knuckles rapped.
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.
give someone enough rope and they will hang themse
give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don
go ape
become highly excited or angry He will go ape if he sees that you have not finished the work that was due today.
gospel truth
(See the gospel truth)
grapevine
(See through the grapevine)
Great White Hope
(See The Great White Hope)
grim reaper
(See The Grim Reaper)
half snapped
(See half corked)
happy camper
a person who is happy most of the time Jack's a happy camper today. He's smiling and whistling.
haul up on the carpet
questioned, disciplined, give me the third degree If you don't obey every rule, you will be hauled up on the carpet.
have your period
menstruate, got the rags on I get stomach pains when I have my period. Do you?
haven't got a hope
do not have a good chance of succeeding If you don't study for exams, you haven't got a hope.
haven't got a hope in hell
have no chance to win or succeed or survive etc. If the parachute doesn't open, I haven't got a hope in hell.
heavy metal types
(See skids)
An pe idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with pe, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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